Halla IMS Localizes Key Component for Jangbogo-II Submarine... Cooperation on MRO Project

Halla IMS, a company specializing in shipboard instrumentation and control systems, is currently developing a domestically produced "air monitoring device," a core component for the Republic of Korea Navy's key asset, the Jangbogo-II class (Son Wonil class) submarines.

Halla IMS announced on September 12 that, since December of last year, it has been selected for the Defense Agency for Technology and Quality’s "Weapon System Component Localization Development Support" project and is developing the "Jangbogo-II Air Monitoring Device" with its own technology, replacing the fully imported air monitoring devices previously used.

This national defense project is a 1.4 billion won initiative aiming for completion by December 2027. Upon successful development, the device is scheduled to be installed on the Jangbogo-II submarines.

A Halla IMS representative stated, "Based on our technological expertise gained from supplying air monitoring devices to over 2,000 merchant ships since 2003, we developed a submarine air monitoring device in 2016 that was installed on the Jangbogo-III submarines. If we succeed in developing the product currently underway for the Jangbogo-II submarines, it could also be applied to nine additional submarines planned for construction in the future."

Jee Seokjun, CEO of Halla IMS, along with officials from the technology headquarters and research institute, visited the Navy Submarine Command to further solidify cooperation in the development of domestically produced submarine equipment.

The Halla IMS Technology Research Institute plans to continue close technical exchanges and cooperation with the Submarine Command to support the maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) project, one of the Ministry of National Defense's largest ongoing initiatives, and to identify additional development items.

A Halla IMS representative emphasized, "Localizing core submarine equipment is extremely important for strengthening national defense capabilities. Through close cooperation with the Submarine Command, we will successfully develop high-quality equipment and contribute to the defense sector."

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